ROSEMONT, Ill. – Senior goaltender Peyton Jones (Langhorne, Pa.) was named the Big Ten Third Star of the Week following his weekend performance against then-No. 13 Ohio State as announced by the league office Tuesday morning.
Jones paced the Big Ten with a .924 save percentage and a 2.40 goals against average posting a 1-0-1 record over the weekend on the road in Columbus.
This marks the second weekly award this season for the senior net-minder and the ninth of his career, the most by a single player in program history. Jones also holds career records for wins (74), games played and started (129), saves (3,592), shutouts (4), minutes (7622:24) and points/assists (8).
Jones is the third Nittany Lion to be honored multiple times this season, sixth overall, joining junior classmates Cole Hults (Stoughton, Wis.) and Evan Barratt (Bristol, Pa.) who have each been named a Star of the Week twice.
The Hobey Baker Award Nominee is having a career season between the pipes with a .922 save percentage and a 2.58 goals against average to rank fourth and fifth in the Big Ten, respectively. Jones' save percentage is good for 14th nationally while his 16 victories lead the Big Ten and rank tied for ninth in the nation. His 74 career victories are the most among active goaltenders in the nation.
The ninth-ranked Nittany Lions close out their road schedule with a pair of games at Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday evening.
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